# Suicune #20/101 — Plasma Blast

## Summary

Suicune is the most beloved of the Johto beasts, a Water legend whose popularity has outlasted every game generation. Its Safeguard ability shut out Pokémon-EX at the height of the EX era, a pointed counter, while kawayoo's artwork and the Rare slot make it a solid mid-tier pull. At a $1.82 modelled guide, down 54% over 30 days on 17 copies traded, with 1,091 days of inventory on the board, this printing is almost entirely collector premium, since the same card plays for $0.15 out of Phantasmal Flames; PSA does not split this card’s population by finish, so no gem rate can be read for it.

## Identity

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Set | Plasma Blast |
| Number | 20/101 |
| Rarity | Rare |
| Era | BW |
| Illustrator | kawayoo |
| Release date | 2013-08-14 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | POKEMON |
| Stage | Basic |
| HP | 100 |
| Types | Water |
| Ability: Safeguard | Prevent all effects of attacks, including damage, done to this Pokémon by Pokémon-EX. |
| Attack: Aurora Beam | cost Water/Colorless/Colorless — damage 70 |
| Weakness | Grass ×2 |
| Retreat | 2 |
| Legal | Standard no · Expanded yes |
| Pokédex entry | [Suicune #245](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/pokedex/suicune) |
| Finishes | Normal, Reverse Holo |
| Languages | EN |

## Current stats

- Headline price: **$1.82** (ITEM_MEDIAN; modelled guide price) — as of 2026-10-26T03:12:48.386Z
- Headline basis: MODELLED_GUIDE — The venue’s published daily market guide, which the venue itself declares MODELLED. Nothing is confirmed to have traded at it, no copy is listed at it, and it is not our estimate — it is theirs.
- 24h change: n/a · 7d change: +0.60% — as of 2026-10-26T03:12:48.386Z
- Floor delivered ask: $3.31 — as of 2026-10-26T03:12:48.386Z
- Quant score: 32/100, regime MARKUP — as of 2026-10-26T03:12:48.386Z — 4 of 11 inputs · 38% weight · -31% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 2013-08-14T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Live ask — observed 2026-10-20T10:44:54.456Z, confidence 90%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-10-25T00:00:00.000Z, confidence 90%
- Price statistic — observed 2026-10-20T10:44:52.193Z, confidence 90%
- Confirmed sale — observed 2026-10-20T06:05:36.327Z, confidence 85%
- Inventory count — observed 2026-10-20T10:44:52.192Z, confidence 70%
- Population census — observed 2026-09-07T02:32:17.511Z, confidence 60%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/plasma-blast/suicune-20)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~tcgdex%3Abw10-20%3AEN%3ANORMAL~NM)